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long war

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.30 in modern English

Syllables
long war
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The U.S.'s worldwide actions of assassination strikes, military engagements, and, wars, etc., against Islamist terrorism, since 9/11 (2001-09-11); including the US-Iraq War (Gulf War II), US-Afghanistan War, US Afghanistan Occupation, US Iraq Occupation, War against Da'esh (ISIS's unrecognized state), strikes on Da'esh, strikes on Al'Qaeda, strikes on IS-K.

American usage

Etymology

long + war. From being a long-lasting military activity.

Usage

Synonyms

Global War on Terror Global War on Terrorism GWOT War on Terror War on Terrorism WoT

Questions

What does long war mean?
The U.S.'s worldwide actions of assassination strikes, military engagements, and, wars, etc., against Islamist terrorism, since 9/11 (2001-09-11); including the US-Iraq War (Gulf War II), US-Afghanistan War, US Afghanistan Occupation, US Iraq Occupation, War against Da'esh (ISIS's unrecognized state), strikes on Da'esh, strikes on Al'Qaeda, strikes on IS-K.
Where does long war come from?
long + war. From being a long-lasting military activity.

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